Here’s
a prayer of confession from John Birch’s Faith and Worship website.
Prayer of Confession
(inspired by Ezekiel
37:1-14, Matthew 16:24, Luke 14:27,
Matthew 7:21-23,
Matthew 25:31-46 and others)
You
call us to be your voices in this world
and
we stay silent.
You
call us to be your hands in this world
and
we keep them hidden.
You
call us to be your feet in this world
and
we go our own way.
When
we meet those who are doubting
and
say nothing, forgive us.
When
we meet those who need your touch
and
do nothing, forgive us.
When
we are called to take up your cross
and
carry nothing, forgive us.
Breathe
life into these bones
bring
freedom to these lives
that
we might declare
with
heart and soul and voice
that
you are our Lord and our God. Amen
~
written by John Birch, and posted on Faith and Worship. http://www.faithandworship.com/
